Bill-file.



F. J. K'RVISTOPEK.

BILL FILE.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 21, 1911v Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

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FRANK J. KRISTOFEK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR '10 CEUVEB MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLILIQIS.

' BILL-FILE.

- To al whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK J. Knis'rornn, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of- Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Bill-Files, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to files to be suspended against the wall or other convenient place for the purpose of temporarily re ceiving bills or various memoranda.

It has for its object the production of an exceedingly inexpensive file,which is .at the same time "ery effective. And a second object is the production of a file that may be quickly and compactly "folded together for packing or mailing purposes, or for carrying in the pocket, if desired, or for any other similar purpose.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drafwings is a perspective view of an" embodiment of my invention, and Fig. 2 is a section along line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The file comprises a board 1, which, in this instance, I have made of stiff cardboard, but which may be made of strawboard, wood, metal, or any other suitable material. Near the upper end of the board is an opening 2 by which the file may be suspended. This opening may be provided with a suitable eyelet 3, or, ifdesired, the eyelet may be omitted. Near the other end of the board is a longitudinal perforation 4 through which passes a loop 5 of a strip of sheet metal 6. I use for this purpose a.

. strip of tin, but evidently other suitable material may be used. On the front side of the board the shank 7 of a U-shaped wire 8 passes through the projectingloop 5. The projecting end 9 of this shank is bent substantially at right angles to the plane of the wire. The end 10 of the wire 1s sharp enedto puncture conveniently the bills ,or

tioncof the loop adjacent tothe other memorandato be attached to the file.

A. notch 11 is formed in the projecting loop.

In this instance the notch is formed by cutting the tin at one edge of the loop longitudinally and from the bottom of this cut cutting the tin transversely to the loop part way around the loop, and then bending the portion 12 outwardly, as indicated in Fig. 2. The portion 12, however, may be omitted, a notch cut downward in the upper por- Specification of Letters Patent.

cardboard being suflicient. The purpose of this notch,

is to receive the bent'end 9 and t hus hold the U-shape wire 8 substantially at right angles with the plane of the board when the file is in use...v When it is-desired to fold the file for any purpose, the Wire 8 may be pushed upward as-indicated by the Patented oeaaa, 1912. Application filed December 21,. 1911., Serial No,- 667,111.

dotted lines 13, and the pointed arm turned against the cardboard. The strip of tirf'is held in place bymeans of theloop andthe J wire passing therethrough so that no other means of attachment to the cardboard is necessary.

It is evident that modifications in the details of the file may be made withoutdeparting from the scope of my claims.

I. claim as my invention 1. In a bill file, a board having a longitudinal perforation near one end, a metal strip, said metal strip having a .loop therein, said loo-p projecting through said perforation, a U-shaped wire, one arm' of said wire passing through said loop, the projecting end of said a-rm being bent at right angles to the plane of the arms of said wire, and said loop having a notch therein adja- C8135 said board adapted to receive said bent en 2. Ina bill file, a'bo-ard,"said board having a perforation near one end, a metal strip having a loop therein, said loop projecting through said, perforation, a U-shaped wire, one arm of saidwire passing through said loop, the projecting end of said arm being bent at anangle, the other end of said wire being pointed, said loop having a' notch therein and the bent lying in said notch.

' 3. In a bill file, a board, a metal strip at tached to said board, a 100 U-shaped wire, one arm of said wirepassing through and projecting from said loop, and a bend on said projecting end, said loop having a notch therein adjacent said board and said bent-end lying in said notch.

4. In a billfile, a board having a longitudinal opening near one end a metal strip having a loop substantially midway bet-ween its ends, said loop projecting through said opening, a U-shaped, wire, one arm of said wire passing through said loop, the projecting end ofsaid arm being bent at right angles to the plane of the arms of said wire, said loop having a notch adjacent said in said strap, a

ends of said strip being bent in opposite di- Witnesses:

board adapted to receive saidvbent end and In Witness whereof I hereunto afliir my hold the plane of the arms of said wire sub signature in the presence of two wltnesses.

stantially' at right angles to said board; the other end of said wire being pointed, the FRANK KRISTOFEK' rections against said b0ardwtoassist in se- JOSEPH R. BARsE, Jr'.,

curin fsaid strip to said boarh v C. PAUL PARKER.

Gopies 0! this patent may be outained {or five cents each', by addressing-the commissioner of Patents,

- Washington, D. C. 

